''Extended Play'' is the fifth

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producer

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. The album was released on June 18, 2013, by

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and Showoff Records. The album features

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among others.

Singles

The first single "Bird's Eye View" featuring

and

was released on April 16, 2013. The second single "21 & Over" featuring

and

was released on May 14, 2013. On June 5, 2013, the music video was released for "21 & Over" featuring Mac Miller and Sean Price. The third single "Game Break" featuring

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was released on June 4, 2013. On September 28, 2013, the music video was released for "Gz, Pimps, Hustlers" featuring Wais P.

Critical response

''Extended Play'' received positive reviews from

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s. At

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, which assigns a

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rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an

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score of 83, based on 5 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim". Jason Lymangrover of

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said, "Turntable scratching and a glaring lack of digital manipulation make this feel more like a throwback, but despite the fact that this is the fifth album completed in six years, Statik Selektah's ''Extended Play'' doesn't seem sloppily thrown together. Instead, it's a dense, imaginative outing that pays tribute to classic East Coast hip-hop lovingly." Mark Bozzer of ''

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'' stated, "''Extended Play'' easily warrants repeated listens in the whip. Hands down, the best track is lead single "Bird's Eye View," which has the venerable Raekwon and "top 5 MC of all time" Black Thought spitting knowledge with young gun Joey Bada$$ over Seleketah's shimmering soul. Other tracks that stand out are (believe or not) are "21 & Over," which finds Sean P linking with Mac Miller, and testosterone-fest "Funeral Season," featuring Styles P, Bun B and Hit Boy shitting on everybody in their way. Do yourself a favor and cop this release. Rap is good nowadays, so indulge." Jay Balfour of

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said, "''Extended Play'' reads much like Statik's past full-length showcase records—this is the fifth of its kind since 2007—but with 18 tracks and a whopping 38 guests, some of whom make more than one appearance, it's an inherently tiring listen. At just over 60 minutes, the album is too dense to let the feature production breathe much on its own, and the three separate guest verses per song template dominates much of the project. While the album might incite a little listener's fatigue in a single session absorption, it functions well as an inspiringly crowded display case of quality Rap in 2013. Statik's individual partnerships might yield more compelling full-length projects on their own but albums like ''Extended Play'' are fine platforms for a little showing off. Matthew Sanderson of

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stated, "All in all the effort is solid. However, with such a roster of ill MCs, there seems to be some lack luster spitters that should not be on the same track as the others. Almost feels like a little bit of filler. Maybe Statik is trying to shed some limelight to his buddies and I cannot be against that. However, for example, I rather have had extra bars from both the Ghost and Bun on Funeral session, if you get my drift. The beats are there, the greats are on there too. Why not have the All Stars rap the whole piece and X out the gold string?" Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews gave the album a 7.5 out of 10, saying "''Extended Play'' has the comfortable feel of a mid-to-late 1990s DJ Premier P-P-P-Premier mixtape though so I'm not mad at it - I just want Statik to knock his next one out of the stratosphere."

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 121 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, with first-week sales of 3,600 copies in the United States.

Track listing

*All tracks produced by

except track 16, co-produced by

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Personnel

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. Managerial *Statik Selektah – executive producer *Alvin Akinti – promoter *Guy Belloch – marketing *Matt Blakely – marketing *

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– associate executive producer *Matt Conaway – publicity *DJ Sherazta – marketing *Dru-Ha – associate executive producer *Eli Evnen – marketing *Noah Friedman – project coordinator *Shane Gill – marketing *JFK – executive producer *Bram Van Leuken – marketing *Brandon "Bedlam" Matthews – marketing *Mazza – marketing *Kenneth Montgomery – legal counsel *J. Nicholson – promoter *Reuben Rodriguez-Robbins – marketing *Shucky Ducky – marketing *Lou Smith – promoter Visuals and imagery *Deezy – creative director *Dom Dirtee – photography Performance credits *Statik Selektah – primary artist *Pain In Da Ass – featured artist *

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– featured artist *Push! – featured artist *Meyhem Lauren – featured artist *AG Da Coroner – featured artist *Wais P – featured artist * Slaine – featured artist * Blu – featured artist *

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– featured artist *JFK – featured artist *

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Charts

References

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